Wash tray



Jan. 3, 1928.

W. .U. GRIFFITHS WASH TRAY Filed March 1926 INVENTOR.

A TTORNE Y.

a Z fil wmmm J 6m .1

Patented Jan. 3,

winner memes, or Heisman, eefirfswztvrma.

WASH TRAY.

Application filed March 24, 1926. Sefial No. 96,923.

. ,My; invention relates ,to improvements-in wash trays,- more commonly referred to, perhaps, as wash or laundry tubs.

More particularly the, invention relatesjto 5 improvements in theeonnect-ing and protecting means between, the upper rear edges of wash, trays and an adjoining wall, suchtrays being usually niountedor set up in, adjacent relation to; one of the walls of aroom. The device oftlie inventionis particularly well adapted for use in connection with wash trays made iorflconstructedeof sheet metal from which they may be formed by pressing orotherwise. 1 p

5 .One objectof the is to provide a washtray havingaL novel construction of back wall strip provided with means whereby it is especially adapted for the connection of ahinge for the cover of a tray.

0 M It, is also an ,objectof the invention to provide .a connection between the rearuppenedge of;a wash tray and. an adjoining wall of a room comprising. a sheet metal strip of angular; sha;pe in cross section having meanswhereby its connection with the upper rearyedg e of the tray is facilitated; also hawine means whereby its connection. with the. adjoining wall of a room is facilitated; and also, having means wherebyhinged connection of the rear edge of the cover of the tray thereto is facilitatedp NTo these and other ends the invention comprehends V the construction as hereinafter described in detail, particularly pointed out in theclaims and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification. iHowever, itwill be understood that; the invention is susceptible of embodiment. in other formsof construct-ion than thatsliown and that changes in the details of construction may be made-within the scope-of the claims without departing; from theprinciple .ot the invention.

In the'dr'awingz e a Fig. 1 is a vertical-section through the u-ppersportion of a wash tray, the cover therefor being: shown in closed position, and aback wallstrip embodying the invention also :shown in section;

2 isa top. plan view thereof, a por tion of the structure being-broken away;

i, Fig. is a fragmentary vertical section enlarged so as vto bring out more clearly the features of construction; and v Figs. 4,5 and 6 respectively are views in I perspective of back wall strips of different lengths, the first being adaptedfor use in connection with a single tray, the second he ingadapted for use in CQDHQOtlOHfWlt h two washitrays located side byside, andthe third 7 being adaptedfor usegin connection with three wash trays located-side by side.

Referring to the" drawing: 1 designates wash tra of pressed metal the in's'idesurfaceof which is adapted to be enameled with white enamel, while the opposite surface thereof may be provided with enamel coating of speckled gray and white finish. The trayl is provided a t-its upper edge with a flangethe inner portion 2 of which extends horizontally outwardwhile the outerportion 3 thereof extends vertically downward. The back wall plate or strip for connecting the upper edgeof the rear wall ofa trayfto adjoining wall 4 of a room is fo'rmed of sheet metal the upper or outer surface of which may be covered with white enamel or enamel of any other preferred oolorr. The said plate or strip comprisesan intermediate substantially: horizontal portion 6. The rear edge of the latter portion i s provided with an upwardlyextending flange 7 which is adapted to rest against and to be secured to a wall 4 by-means of screws 8. At'its forward edge the horizontal portion 6 is provided with, a flange hzwinn a vertical downwardly extending portion 10 which termi nates at itslower edge with a forwardly extending horizontal flange portion 11; The latter portion is adapted to rest upon, and in the completed structure does rest uponintlie horizontalportion 2 of a flange at-the upper edge of the rear wall of the tray 1., The portions 2 and 11 of the flanges upon'the tub and upon the back wall strip or plate are secured together-by means of bolts1 5. The said bolts are held in positionby nieansof nuts 16 upon the lower ends thereof. The vertical portion 10 of the flange at the front edge of the horizontal p ortion 6 of the back wall strip or 'plate'a'ifords' a convenient means for the attachment of one Wing 17 of a hinge, the other wing 18 of which is secured to a downwardly extending flangeEZO upon the rear edge of a sheet metal cover 21 for the tray 1. The cover 21 is provided with a flange which extends entirely around its outer edge. The wings 17 and 18 of the hinges are connected to the flange portions 10 and 20 previously referred to by means of bolts and nuts 22. The rear edge portion of the cover 21 is conected to the flange portion 10 in such manner that when the cover is in horizontal closed position its top sur face occupies a position substantially in the same plane as that of the top surface of the horizontal portion 6 of the back wall strip previously referred to. The cover is pro- 'vided upon its opposite side edges with buffer blocks 23 of rubber or other suitable material. These blocks are secured to the flanges of the cover upon the opposite ends thereof by means of nuts and bolts 24.

The back wall strips shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are of the same construction as the back wall strips shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. They are shown separately and in perspective in order that their exact construction may be more readily observed and also to indicate that the said strips'may be of different lengths to adapt them for use in connection with one, two, three or more trays located in adjoining relation to each other. It will be noted that the strips shown. in Figs. 5 and 6 are provided with openings at intervals through the flange portions 10 for the purpose of permitting the connection of the cover hinges thereto, the said covers being adapted to cooperate with the respective wash trays associated with the respective back wall strips.

It will be seen that by my invention I am enabled. to. provide a construction of a character such that the fastening of the covers in place by means of hinges is facilitated; also that I have provided a construction by means of which the usual unsightly wooden back strip is eliminated; also that I have provided a strip of a character such that water is prevented from being splashed over i the rear wall of the tub into the space between the tub and the adjoining wall; and also a construction in which any water which may be splashed up upon the back wall strip will find its way back into the tray and not onto the floor between the tray and the wall near which it may be located.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A wash tray of sheet metal, having horizontal flange at its upper edges, and back wall strip of sheet metalhaving rear flange adapted to be connected to supporting wall and having an angular flange at its forward edge, said flange comprising vertical and horizontal portions the masses latter portion resting upon the horizontal flange of the said tray, and means for securing the said horizontal flanges together.

2. A wash tray having a horizontal flange at the upper edge of its rear wall, a back wall strip of sheet metal having a vertical flange upon its rear edge which is adapted to be connected to a supporting wall and having an angular flange at its forward edge, said flange comprising vertical and horizontal portions the latter portion resting upon and being secured. to the flange upon the upper edge of the rear wall of the wash tray, a cover for the tray, and means for pivotally connecting the rear edge of said cover to the vertical portion of the said angular flange.

3. A wash tray of sheet metal having a flange at the upper edges of its walls, said flange comprising horizontal and vertical downwardly extending portions, a back wall strip of sheet metal interposed between the upper edge of the rear wall of the said tray and an adjoining wall of a room, said strip being provided with anupwardly extending flange at its rear edge which is adapted to be connected to the said last mentioned .wall and also having an angular flange at its forward edge, the said angular flange comprising a vertically downwardly extending portion and a horizontal forwardly extending portion, the latter portion resting upon the horizontal portion of the flange upon the said tray, means for securing the last two mentioned portions together, a cover having a downwardly extending flange upon its rear edge, said flange being adapted to occupy a position substantially parallel with the downwardly extending portions of the an gular flange at the forward edge of the said strip, and hinges interposed between the flange upon the said cover and. the vertical portion of the said angular flange the wings of which are connected to the said vertical flanges, substantially as described.

4:. A wash tray of sheet metal, having a rearwardly extending flange atthe upper edge of its rear wall, said flange comprising a horizontal portion, a back wall. strip interposed between the upper edge of the said rear wall and the adjoining wall of a room in which the tray may be located, the said back wall strip comprising an intermediate horizontal portion, a vertical rear portion adapted to be fastened to the wall of the room and a front angular'flange having vertical and horizontal portions, the latter portion resting upon the horizontal flange at the upper edge of the rear wall of the said tray, a cover for the tray the upper surface of which when in closed position is located substantially in the same plane as that of the upper surface of the horizontal portion of the said back-wall strip, and the said covering having a downwardly extending substantially vertical flange at its rear edge,

of said Wings being secured to the flange upon the rear edge of the said cover, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereunto signed my name this 4th day of March, A. D., 1926. o WILLIAM U. GRIFFITHS. 

